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The largest carpet shark is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) which can grow to a length of 14 m (46 ft). It is the largest species of fish, but despite its size, is not dangerous, as it is a filter feeder , drawing in water through its wide mouth and sifting out the plankton .
- Elongate carpet shark
The elongate carpet shark ( Parascyllium elongatum) is a...
- Draughtsboard shark
The draughtsboard shark (Cephaloscyllium isabellum) is a...
- Elongate carpet shark
The tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae and the only member of the genus Eucrossorhinus. It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Reaching 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length, this species has a broad and flattened body and head.
Carpet shark, any of about 40 species of sharks with mottled patterns on the body that are evocative of carpet designs. They are concentrated in the Indo-Pacific and Australian ocean regions. Some species bear live young, while others lay eggs. Many are bottom-feeders that prey on mollusks and crustaceans.
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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.
Carpet Sharks — 39 species. two, spineless dorsal fins. a very short, transverse mouth that is well anterior to the eyes. specialized nostrils, with prominent barbels and nasoral grooves connecting the nostrils to the mouth corners in most forms (wobbegongs, of the family Orectolobidae, have — in addition — complex dermal flaps around the ...
